Articles – Fantasy Hockey
2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Bennett’s Big Confidence Boost
In Wednesday's article, I talked about Sam Bennett after he scored a goal in his last game. In regards to his future, I said "I…
- Viz
- January 15, 2016
- 22
2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey RCLs
January RCL Update & Thursday’s Streamers
It's been a while since I wrote a quick piece recapping the standings in the RCL and how things are shaping up. Now that we…
- Viz
- January 14, 2016
- 4
2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Domi Snaps Skid in Style
Before Tuesday night, in the past 25 Coyotes games, Max Domi had scored in exactly one game, a meeting with the Sabres on December 4th…
- Viz
- January 13, 2016
- 20
2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
ASSUME THE POSITION: Goalie Report
As we approach the season’s halfway point, we’re going to take a slight departure from the regular Goalie Report format and instead take a closer…
- Matt
- January 12, 2016
- 19
2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
The Great Eight Gets No. 500
Even by his lofty standards, Alex Ovechkin had quite the weekend. He went into the weekend with 497 career goals and managed to score two…
- Viz
- January 11, 2016
- 46
2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Lehtonen Snaps Stars Skid
Coming into the season, I was all aboard the Dallas bandwagon. As far as their goalies went, I had Kari Lehtonen ranked behind their big…
- Viz
- January 8, 2016
- 15
2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Johansen Owners Jump for Joy
The biggest fantasy hockey news yesterday had nothing to do with the five games that were played. The Blue Jackets and Predators made a massive…
- Viz
- January 7, 2016
- 24
2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Zach Attach! I mean, Attack!
When you look at Zach Parise's totals for the season, they look like close to what you'd expect from him at the halfway point of…
- Viz
- January 6, 2016
- 12
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ASSUME THE POSITION: Woah-oh! We’re halfway there!
Okay, halfway point coming up. Which means it’s time to give some serious thought toward certain players who had either a terrible or amazing first…
- Matt
- January 5, 2016
- 2
2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Tyson Punches Out The Kings
Man, "Punch-Out!!" is an outstanding video game. I'm actually going to play it right now on my computer. Oh, alright, I'll write about Monday's hockey…
- Viz
- January 5, 2016
- 12
2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
It’s Gibson’s Gig
To start the year, John Gibson was stuck in the AHL because the Ducks wanted to get him playing time. It took an injury to…
- Viz
- January 4, 2016
- 9
2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Off the Schneider
Before Wednesday, three of Cory Schneider's last four starts have been disappointing, especially factoring in for the opposition. Naturally, when he goes against one of…
- Viz
- December 31, 2015
- 15
2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Barkov’s Breakout
At the end of last season, we started to see flashes of Aleksander Barkov's potential. This season, he started to string games together until he…
- Viz
- December 30, 2015
- 10
2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Holtby The Hero
Going into Monday's game, Braden Holtby was 14-0-1 with a 1.85 GAA and .940 sv% in his last 16 starts. Naturally, he found a way…
- Viz
- December 29, 2015
- 7
2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Welcome Back Jack
Jack Eichel's return to Boston couldn't have gone any better. The 19 year old wunderkind scored two goals and two assists with three shots in…
- Viz
- December 28, 2015
- 5
2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Shane “Captain Coyote” Doan
Shane Doan has been around for so long that he was on the Winnipeg Jets in the mid 1990's. As a kid, he was one…
- Viz
- December 23, 2015
- 7
2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Lovely Uncle Leo
I talked about Leo Komarov at length in two places yesterday here. In the stream section of my article, I said the following: "He’s much…
- Viz
- December 22, 2015
- 13
2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
T.J. Oshie: Captain America
For the majority of the public, T.J. Oshie broke onto the scene during the Olympics when Dan Blysma had him shoot every time in the shootout against…
- Viz
- December 21, 2015
- 7
2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Way to Go Ochocinco! I mean, Johnson.
As far as journeyman goaltenders go, Chad Johnson is the perfect model for grinding the hockey life waiting for an opportunity. Johnson bounced around organizations…
- Viz
- December 18, 2015
- 11
2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey Buy/Sell
MARV vs PESOS: Booty Call Buys & Trade Wars
Marv: Let’s run with the idea of not dwelling on the past and look to some players who have let you down but might be…
- MarvPesos
- December 17, 2015
- 2
2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Don’t Panic, It’s Vanek
I remember watching Thomas Vanek playing for the Golden Gophers in college winning the Frozen For in Buffalo and falling in love with him as…
- Viz
- December 16, 2015
- 15
2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
ASSUME THE POSITION: The Opportunists (D-Man edition)
Welcome back to the Defenseman portion of Assume the Position. We’ll be taking a look at D-men that can help you, primarily in deeper leagues.…
- Matt
- December 15, 2015
- 3
2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Oh, Mika, You’re So Fine
I’ve talked a lot about the Senators so far this year and rightfully so; they have scored the third most goals in the league and…
- Viz
- December 15, 2015
- 4
2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Streaky Skinner
It wasn't that long ago that Jeff Skinner scored 30 goals in a season. The 23 year old has already done it twice; in his…
- Viz
- December 14, 2015
- 17
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Beau Knows!
On Wednesday, one of my streamers for the day was Beau Bennett with his recent promotion to the first line. Well, Beau knows! Bennett buried…
- Viz
- December 11, 2015
- 15
2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
MARV vs PESOS: Save Your Season
What Pesos is so eloquently saying is we are around the quarter mark (or pole, or mile, or whatever) of this hockey season and this…
- MarvPesos
- December 10, 2015
- 12
2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Benn There, Done That
At this point, it's no surprise when Jamie Benn has a big night. You almost expect it against Carolina even though he was pointless in…
- Viz
- December 9, 2015
- 28
2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Do as The Roman Josi Does
Last season, Roman Josi took the leap into the elite fantasy defenseman tier. Amazingly, he's on pace to top last season's total after his recent…
- Viz
- December 8, 2015
- 17
2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
ASSUME THE POSITION: What a Difference a Month Makes
It’s only been a month, but we have a lot of moving and shaking within our four goalie tiers. We have backups usurping starters, starters…
- Matt
- December 7, 2015
- 7
2012-2013 Fantasy Hockey
Here’s Johnny!
While I've talked about the Flames being a major disappointment in this space multiple times this year, Johnny Gaudreau certainly doesn't belong in that category.…
- Viz
- December 7, 2015
- 4
2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Don’t Hassle the Hoff, Man!
In my preseason rankings, I had a bunch of players much higher or lower than their ADP. I will recap these players on both sides…
- Viz
- December 4, 2015
- 9
2012-2013 Fantasy Hockey
Connor Hellebuyck: The Future is Now
For the last few years, Connor Hellebuyck has been one of the best goaltending prospects in hockey. The former fifth round pick blossomed after being…
- Viz
- December 3, 2015
- 17
2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Forsberg’s Return
Last year, Filip Forsberg was one of the biggest breakouts of the NHL season. I had him ranked in the top 50 preseason and was…
- Viz
- December 2, 2015
- 18
2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
A Surprising Sparks
Garret Sparks made Toronto Maple Leafs history on Monday night, becoming the first goalie in franchise history to get a shutout in his NHL debut.…
- Viz
- December 1, 2015
- 16
2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Assume the Position: Third Wheels
Long term hockey relationships can be the source of fantasy gold. Consider the illustrious history of such legendary lovebirds as Gretzky-Kurri, Hull-Mikita, Hull-Oates (yes, “Hull…
- Matt
- November 30, 2015
- 7
2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Getzlaf’s Playmaking Prowess
I'm back! I hope all of the Americans reading enjoyed their Thanksgiving and that everyone had a good weekend. I have a whole week's worth…
- Viz
- November 30, 2015
- 10
2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
They’re Not Saying Boo, They’re Saying Dub(nyk)
Out of all players, Devan Dubnyk was on the most fantasy hockey championship teams last season. Dubnyk went from waiver wire fodder to start the…
- Viz
- November 23, 2015
- 33
2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Assume the Position: D is for Depth
Welcome to the second edition of Assume the Position. Today we’ll be looking at a few defensemen that can help you fill out your roster.…
- Matt
- November 20, 2015
- 13
2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Do The Scheifele Shuffle!
For most of the year, I've been talking about how good the Winnipeg top 6 is. They keep chugging along, putting up solid performances with…
- Viz
- November 20, 2015
- 16
2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey RCLs
Welcome, Mr. Malkin
As far as fantasy disappointments go for this hockey season, Evgeni Malkin may have been right at the top going into this week. In 17 games, he…
- Viz
- November 18, 2015
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